The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-11
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A"o e0tnIa Iaeueemeht fusbcS OH PLEASANTLY,
81, Is Notes and Personals.
Special Dispatch to the Inteliigtnesr, ! .Eas.
FAlRMoNT, W. Va, June 1O.-The ex.
ercises Of the eighteenth annual com.
mencement oithe Fairmont Normal school
commenced today, thus ending the work
Of another school year. The commence.
ment did not differ materially from many
that have preceded it. There were the
white dresses, the flowers, the music, the
'sweet girl graduate" the young man
with the Websterisu tone and gesture.
and all the parapherualia that 20 to make
this a very important event in the lives OF
80 many young men and women, and
older ones too.T; About the first thing that
attracted attention this morning WAS the
perading through our streets ofthe Wheel.
ing Opera House Band, which had arrived
from Morgantown at an early hour to fur
nish the music for the occasion, Normal
hall was full and ovefflowing long before
the hour OF opening, Q o'clock, and scores
went away unable to find even standing
room. It may not be out OF place here TO
repeat what has been said several times
heretofore, that this school ought to have
a larger hall for such occasions. Not only
IS the room much too small, but being
filled with the ordinary "bresk-back''
school desk, 1t is very uncomfortable ior
persons to sit for any length Of time in
such seats. "A 1888 -. ,,'r- ,,.l,
The graduating class OF this year is com
posed of two young ladies' and six young
gentlemen, distributed through the State
as follows: iii e nc .5.555 ) n,
Mary E. Knight, Rivesville, Marion
county. ..e7E3 80 5gtg ~ n )
Sue N. Johnson, Keyser Mineral county.
Francis B.. Burk, Parkersburg, Wood
county. q t,;Eft s.!ssf77 s.!s5f'77 " fTG~
Charles W. Evans, Fetterman, Taylor
county. @ lEI !
Thomas J. Humphreys, Meadland, Tay-
lor county. e, 81. -. .i3g2 GU. ~ =
9. W. Curtis Miller, Barracksville, Ma
rion county. E5.s,;
Hugh F. Smith, Fairmont, Marion
county. 80 4
It is impossible to speak Of each indi.
yidual performance, and 1t must suffice.
therefore, to Say: that all did we'll, In
delivering the diplomas Supt. Morgan ad.
dressed tho class, coneratulasing it's mem.
befs upon their completion Of the courae
OF study presented, and saying to them
that the State expected q good report from
each. Referring to the work of the Nor.
NAL schools, he stated that over 700
students had been enrolled this year, and
that the work being done by these schools
wac Of vital Importance to our public
school system. -2.sj ~ : -. 80
Mr.. Morgan was followed by short ad.
dresses from Hon. Rankin Wiley, Of Point
Pleasant, and Hon. William A. Ohley. Of
Palatine, Regents from the Fourth and
second Districts, respectively. Tie other
two members Of the Board were not pres,
ent. .la 4 & -. = :
Two attempts to get meeting Of
Alumni have failed, the requisite number
for quorum (a0) not having been seour.
ed. There will be no alumni exercises
held. Heretofore the alumni have had
q prominent place in Z the weeks pro.
gramms. Z. ~ fflsy .y s ,fs,,S;
& among the visitors present was tie,
aged father Of Superintendent Morgan,
who came from his home in Mononcalia
e county to attend the exercises and see
Prof. A. I. Wade and daughter, Aliss
Mary, Of SMorgantoVn, were among tho
visitors. 7it "a S'''77l5' a Z. ~ :,
Hon. O; W. Daley, Of Ksyserr,, :, was vas, an
interested spectator. 1 { s. ~ ..
Capt. =: ". S. Moore, now Of Baltimore,
Is m at n his ola home gr;eeting his many &C,
The weather wss fine, the first day with.
out rain for ten days or more. n @i;79' d
Most Of the students leave for their
homes tonight and tomorrow, 5 =